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Greenpeace is een onafhankelijke wereldwijde organisatie met acties die werken om houding en gedrag te veranderen, het milieu te bescherming en oplossingen te handhaven die essentieel zijn om een groene en peaceful toekomst te bevorderen. Het bestaat uit 28 onafhankelijke nationale / regionale vestigingen in meer dan 40 landen in Europa, Afrika, Amerika, Azië en de Pacific, evenals een coördinerende instantie, Greenpeace International. Greenpeace bestaat omdat deze fragiele aarde een stem verdient. Het heeft oplossingen nodig. Het moet veranderen. Er zijn akies nodig. Het heeft u nodig!

Oxfam strives to end poverty around the world. The organization focuses on areas such as climate change, education, health care, gender and race, sustainable livelihood, and protection from violence and disasters. Oxfam receives funds from donors and the sale of second-hand items at its Oxfam shops. Oxfam GB began as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief in 1942, originally set up to address food and medical supply shortages in Nazi-occupied Greece. The organization is now an affiliate within the larger Oxfam International group, founded in 1995, which also includes Oxfam organizations in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, the US, and elsewhere.

The Y is the nation’s leading nonprofit strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 Ys engage 22 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to empower young people to reach their full potential, improve individual and community well-being and give back and inspire action in our communities. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change.

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We create international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide. We work in more than 100 countries and our 7000 staff – including 2000 teachers – work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year by teaching English, sharing the Arts and delivering education and society programmes. We are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter. A core publically-funded grant-in-aid provides less than 25 per cent of our turnover which last year was £781m. The rest of our revenues are earned from services which customers around the world pay for, through education and development contracts and from partnerships with public and private organisations. All our work is in pursuit of our charitable purpose and supports prosperity and security for the UK and globally.

For every child a champion. For more than 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), known for its black and white panda logo, strives to protect the diversity of life on the planet. The conservation organization has worked on more than 13,000 projects in about 100 countries to save endangered species and natural areas, as well as to address threats such as global warming and the exploitation of forests. WWF operates projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, and Eurasia with national affiliates in about 100 countries. The group publishes data on endangered wildlife, wild places, and global challenges, such as toxic chemicals and climate change. Founded in 1961, WWF is supported by 1.2 million members in the US and close to 5 million globally.

With nearly half a century of work behind it, Amnesty International strives to promote human rights around the world. It has more than 2.2 million members, chapters in more than 80 countries, and supporters and donors from more than 150 countries and territories in every region of the world. Having won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977, the organization continues to campaign against such things as torture, the death penalty, and other human rights violations. British lawyer Peter Benenson, who died in 2005, founded Amnesty International as a letter-writing campaign in 1961 as a reaction to the incarceration of two Portuguese students who had toasted to freedom.

All Goodwills are independent local organizations benefitting their local communities. Visit www.goodwill.org to find your local Goodwill.